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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Congress Planning Food Aid Cuts as Global Hunger Crisis Escalates

With nearly one billion people suffering from hunger worldwide, members of Congress are pushing for $544 million in cuts to international food aid. The World Food Program USA says the reductions would likely include cutting the Food for Peace program by about $450 million (from $1.7 billion to roughly $1.25 billion) and the McGovern-Dole International School Meals Program by about $100 million (from $210 million to roughly $100 million).

Read the full article at Blogcritics Magazine.